Culinary limplement



. 1,638,486 Allg- 9 1927' N. P. HAYESl CULINARY IMPLEMENT Filed July 2,1925 Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

Anarran srATEs NORA PHILLIPS HAYES, or Pon'rnnwoon, WEST VIRGINIA.

CULINARY IMPLEMENT.

Application filed .Tuly 2,

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inculinary implements, and has particular reference to an improved scraperfor removing food from dishes, pans and the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a scraper of the abovekind which is extremely simple and durable in construction and capableof being used with facility and ease for effectively removing food fromdishes, pans and the like.

A further object is to provide a scraper adapted to be worn on the handand so constructed as to protect the fingers and the finger nails `ofthe user when in use.

A still further object. is to provide a scraper of the above kind whichis compara-- tively simple in construction and capable of being cheaplyand easily manufactured.

Other objects will appear` as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, and the same consists in vthe novel form, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure l is a plan view of a scraper constructed in accordance with thepresent invention,

Figure 2 is an end elevational view looking towards the right ofy Figure1, and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially upon line3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the present invention consistsof a metallic hand covering which embodies a flat face plate 5 formed ofrigid sheet metal with a rounded or curve-d outer end as at 6, the edgeof the plate 5 being preferably sharpened at this rounded end so as tofacilitate removal of food from the pans, dishes and the like eventhough dried and stuck thereon.

The device further embodies a back plate` the margin of which at thesides and outer end of the same is rigidly secured to the margin of theface plate 5 by soldering or the like, the margins of the two platesbeing preferably flat and in contiguous relation as generally indicatedat 7.V The back plate is provided with a plurality of longitudinalcorrugations or channels, preferably four,

1925. Serial No. 41,195.

for the accommodation of the four lingers of the hand of the user. Thesechannels arel indicated at 8 and are preferably provided by crimping orcorrugating the back plate so that the portions between the corrugationsContact the flat face plate as indicated at 9 8O in Figure 2. Fingerreceiving sockets are thus formed which are open at the rear end of thedevice and closed at the forward end thereof for protecting the tips ofthe fingers and the finger nails of the user. The back plate ispreferably constructed of lighter sheet metal, and the rear edge thereofis preferably outwardly and forwardly bent as at l() whereby a smoothrearr edge is provided upon the back plate for insuring againstcutfacility and ease for the intended purpose1 than knives and othercutlery.

From the foregoing description it isbelieved that the construction andoperation as well as the advantages of the present invention will bereadily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. A culinary scraper including a flat rigid faceplate, and a back plate having its side and outer end marginal portionssecured to the correspon-ding portions of the face plate, said backplate being formed with a plurality of longitudinal corrugationscooperating with the face plate to form lingerreceiving sockets open atthe inner end of the scraper, said face plate having its outer eidbeveled to form a sharpened scraping e ge.

2. A scraper of the character described, comprising a flat rigid faceplate having one end thereof of substantially semi-circularconfiguration and further having the sides and curved front edge beveledto form a sharpened cutting edge, and a back plate of the sameconfiguration as said face plate having the sides and curved front Aedgeseof w.)

pockets being closed at their forward ends and open at the rear edge ofthe face plate, substantially as and for the purpose de- U3 scribed. f Y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

NORA PHILLIPS HAYES.

